Children Of America Chestnut Hill - Philadelphia PA Child Care Center

Noncompliance Area: On July 18th, 2019 at approximately 10:00 am, facility child #1 was left on the facility bus alone for 1 - 2 minutes.

Correction Required: Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format.

Noncompliance Area: On July 18th, 2019 at approximately 10:00 am, facility child #1 was left on the facility bus alone for 1 - 2 minutes. Facility staff #1, who was responsible for the supervision of facility child #1, went into a building not realizing facility child #1 was still on the bus alone. On July 26th, 2019 Certification Representative observed that a staff person in a classroom was not sure of which children they were responsible for. When Certification Representative asked facility staff #2 which children they were responsible for, facility staff #2 identified two children that another staff was assigned responsibility for.

Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises.

Noncompliance Area: The provider self-reported the following incident: On 1/24/2019 facility staff #1 was seen by a parent sitting on a chair and then kicking a child in the classroom.

Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child.

Noncompliance Area: The emergency contact form for facility child #2 did not include the addresses of the individuals designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: There were not health assessments at least every 6 months for facility children #2 and #3. The last health assessment in the record for facility child #1 whose birth date is 11/18/2016 was dated 1/20/2017. The last health assessment in the record for facility child #3 whose birth date is 7/16/2016 was dated 10/13/2017.

Correction Required: The operator shall require the parent to provide an updated health report at least every 6 months for an infant or young toddler

Noncompliance Area: The agreement forms for facility child #1 and #2 were not updated at least once every 6 months.

Correction Required: A parent is required to review and update the emergency contact information and the financial agreement at least once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information.

Noncompliance Area: There was not acceptable verification of education in the record for facility staff #2.

Correction Required: A facility person's record shall include acceptable verification of experience, education or training is a transcript or a diploma or a letter signed by a representative of the experiential, educational or training entity.

Noncompliance Area: There was not verification in the record that facility staff #1 participated in fire safety training at least annually. The last fire safety training in the record was dated 10/12/2017.

Correction Required: Staff persons shall participate, at least annually, in firesafety training conducted by a fire protection professional. Staff persons and volunteers shall receive training in maintenance of smoke detectors, the duties of facility persons during a fire drill and during a fire and the use of the facility's fire extinguishers, not including discharge of the fire suppressant agent.

Noncompliance Area: On 12/4/2018, Certification Representative observed the kitchen area and a janitor closet that were unlocked and contained cleaning materials/toxins that were not made inaccessible to children.

Correction Required: Cleaning materials and other toxic materials shall be kept in an area or container that is locked or made inaccessible to children.

Noncompliance Area: ON THE DAY OF VISIT MOST OF THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS OBSERVED IN THE CLASSROOMS WAS MISSING A POLICY NUMBER. THE HEALTH INSURANCE NAME AND SOME FORMS WAS MISSING BOTH.

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include health insurance coverage and policy number for a child under a family policy or Medical Assistance benefits, if applicable.

Noncompliance Area: ON THE DAY OF VISIT OBSERVED THE EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS IN ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS. MOST OF THE FORMS WAS MISSING THE ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED BY THE PARENT TO WHOM THE CHILD MAY BE RELEASED,

Correction Required: Emergency contact information must include the name, address and telephone number of the individual designated by the parent to whom the child may be released.

Noncompliance Area: ON THE DAY OF VISIT THE CLASSROOMS OBSERVED IN THE CLASSROOM WAS NOT UPDATED WITHIN 6 MONTHS

Correction Required: The parent shall update in writing emergency contact information once in a 6-month period or as soon as there is a change in the information

Noncompliance Area: ON THE DAY OF VISIT SEVERAL ROOMS ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND MOST OF THE ROOMS ON THE SECOND FLOOR DID NOT HAVE THE HANDWASHING SIGNS POSTED OVER EACH TOILET AND SINK AREA.

Correction Required: A facility person and an able child shall wash his hands after toileting and before eating. A sign on which this requirement is written shall be posted at each toilet, training chair, diapering area and sink in the facility.